Author: Weinbaum, Stanley G.
Title: The New Adam
Description: Chicago; New York, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7 3/4" x 5 1/4." pp. 262. Dust jacket over blue cloth boards with black lettering. DJ good, in protective mylar. Wear to head of spine, large tear to rear fold. Binding sound, interior pages bright and unmarked. Stanley G. Weinbaum's science fiction novel, The New Adam, follows Edmond Hall, a superman who yearns to live a normal life. According the the inside flap, Weinbaum "had created the super novel, the greatest of all his works, a novel that far surpassed the best of science fiction." "In the mid-1930s, when Stanley Weinbaum started writing science fiction, the field was considered the pulpiest of pulp fiction. The stories were full of action and adventure, but thin on character, realism and science rooted in reality..Weinbaum's stories, most of which were published in Wonder Stories or Astounding magazines) immediately stood out as different. His characters felt real and acted realistically. The science was rooted in the latest developments..the aliens were not simply bug-eyed monsters existing to invade the planet or threaten humanity. They felt real in the same way the human characters did..In Weinbaum's hands, a genre that was known for immaturity had grown up, but in a way that didn't sacrifice any of the humor, fun, and adventure. Unfortunately, Weinbaum barely had time to make an impact on the genre, as shortly after his first story appeared he was dead of lung cancer, at 33 years old.(The Tor site). Very good .
Keywords: Novels, Superheroes,
Title: The New Adam
Description: Chicago; New York, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7 3/4" x 5 1/4." pp. 262. Dust jacket over blue cloth boards with black lettering. DJ good, in protective mylar. Wear to head of spine, large tear to rear fold. Binding sound, interior pages bright and unmarked. Stanley G. Weinbaum's science fiction novel, The New Adam, follows Edmond Hall, a superman who yearns to live a normal life. According the the inside flap, Weinbaum "had created the super novel, the greatest of all his works, a novel that far surpassed the best of science fiction." "In the mid-1930s, when Stanley Weinbaum started writing science fiction, the field was considered the pulpiest of pulp fiction. The stories were full of action and adventure, but thin on character, realism and science rooted in reality..Weinbaum's stories, most of which were published in Wonder Stories or Astounding magazines) immediately stood out as different. His characters felt real and acted realistically. The science was rooted in the latest developments..the aliens were not simply bug-eyed monsters existing to invade the planet or threaten humanity. They felt real in the same way the human characters did..In Weinbaum's hands, a genre that was known for immaturity had grown up, but in a way that didn't sacrifice any of the humor, fun, and adventure. Unfortunately, Weinbaum barely had time to make an impact on the genre, as shortly after his first story appeared he was dead of lung cancer, at 33 years old.(The Tor site). Very good .
Keywords: Novels, Superheroes,
Price: US$ 125.00 Seller: Aardvark Books
- Book number: 85905
- Book number: 85905